Heavy rains uproot tree in Mangaluru’s Falnir; Vehicles, electric poles damaged
Mangaluru: A large tree collapsed due to heavy rains in the early hours of Saturday, May 24, causing damage to two vehicles and disrupting electricity supply in the Falnir area of the city.
The incident occurred near St. Mary’s School on Attavar Road, where the uprooted tree fell across a pass way, damaging two parked vehicles. In addition to the vehicle damage, two nearby electricity poles were also damaged and on the verge of collapsing, leading to a power outage in the locality from the morning.
Teams from the Mangaluru Electricity Supply Company (MESCOM) were on-site through the day, working to replace the damaged poles and restore power to affected homes and businesses. Restoration work was still underway at the time of filing this report.
The city has been experiencing continuous rainfall over the past few days with the onset of the Southwest Monsoon in Coastal Karnataka.
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Four held for Rs 33 lakh online investment fraud; interstate racket busted
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has busted an interstate cyber fraud syndicate involved in an online investment scam and arrested four persons, an official said on Saturday.
A crime branch team arrested the accused in a case where a victim was allegedly cheated of Rs 33.83 lakh on the pretext of lucrative returns through online trading platforms.
“Police said the accused lured victims with promises of high returns and later coerced them into depositing more money on the pretext of unlocking or withdrawing earlier investments,” the officer said.
Police said the racket operated across several states, including Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan, and used a network of mule bank accounts to route and layer the defrauded money to conceal its origin.
“During the investigation, the cheated amount was traced to 15 bank accounts. Thirteen of these accounts were registered outside Delhi, indicating the organised and interstate nature of the syndicate,” said the police officer.
The accused have been identified as Mohammad Khalid (26) and Atiur Rahman (23), both residents of Delhi, Ramandeep Singh (29) from Punjab, and Tanish alias Heera Ram (27) from Rajasthan.
According to the police, Khalid was arrested on March 15 and allegedly disclosed that he gave his bank account details and SIM card to a co-accused for a commission.
Rahman, who was already lodged in a jail in Haryana in a similar case, was later formally arrested. Ramandeep Singh was arrested on April 6 and allegedly admitted to sharing his account credentials for monetary gain.
Tanish was apprehended from Rajasthan on April 9 for facilitating the use of such accounts in the fraud network.
During the probe, officers analysed over 100 call detail records, IMEI data and transaction-related digital evidence to track the accused and establish the money trail.
Three mobile phones and SIM cards used in the crime have been recovered.
Further investigation is underway to identify other members of the syndicate and trace additional financial linkages, the police said.
